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The III Central American Games (Spanish: III Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos) was a multi-sport event that took place between 4–10 January 1986. Initially, the Games were scheduled for 1981 in Managua, Nicaragua, but were cancelled due to the unstable political situation.[1]
Host city | Guatemala City |
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Country | Guatemala |
Nations | 5 |
Athletes | 1320 |
Events | 20 sports + 3 exhibition |
Opening | January 4, 1986 |
Closing | January 10, 1986 |
Torch lighter | Mateo Flores |
Main venue | Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores |
The Games were called the "Peace Games" (Spanish: Juegos de la Paz). [2] The official song was the "Hymn of the Peace Games" (Spanish: Himno de los Juegos de la Paz) composed by Alfonso Agulló.[3][4]
Long distance runner Mateo Flores was honoured to light the torch in the stadium bearing his name.[5]
A complete list of medal winners can be found on the MásGoles webpage (click on "JUEGOS CENTROAMERICANOS" in the low right corner).[6]
Athletes from 5 countries were reported to participate:
The competition featured 20 sports (plus badminton, rowing, and sailing as exhibition).[7]
†: Exhibition event
The table below is taken from El Diario de Hoy, San Salvador, El Salvador,[1][8] and from El Nuevo Diario, Managua, Nicaragua.[9]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Guatemala (GUA) | 107 | 88 | 44 | 239 |
2 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 49 | 45 | 55 | 149 |
3 | Nicaragua (NCA) | 31 | 34 | 41 | 106 |
4 | El Salvador (ESA) | 28 | 37 | 56 | 121 |
5 | Honduras (HON) | 3 | 12 | 21 | 36 |
Totals (5 entries) | 218 | 216 | 217 | 651 |
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